The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-08
STATE OF West VIRGINIA,
ExEcurIy. DRpARTMgNr,
CHARLESTON, March 6, 1887.

l. +, W. Wilson, Governor OF tho Stat,
OF West Virginia, under and by virtue O
Section Z OF Article VII OF the Constitution
Of said State, which provides that the Gov
ernor may ION extraordinary occasions
convene at his instance the Legislature
but when so convened It ehalI enter upon
no business except that stated in the
proclamation by which 1t was called TO.
gether," do issue this my proclamation ia
convene the Legislature OF said State al
third Wednesday in April, A. D., 1887, to
conalder and act Upon the following sub.
jects Of legislative business, to.wit:
First-To makeappropriations Of public
money to pay general charges upon tho
Treasury. @pT
second-To make appropriations Of pub.
lie money to pay members Of the Legisla.
ture and for the salariea Of the officers Of
THO government In pursuance OF the
Forty-second Section Of tho said Article Of
the Constitution. gS :
Third-To protect the public treasury
against unnecessary expenditures by first
regul lating the cost, charges and proceed.
ings In criminal cases before Justices Of
the Peace and Circuit Courts, and second
providing for and limiting the allowance
for the maintenance Of luuatics in jails.
Fonrth-To carry into effect Section 0
OF Article NJ Of the Constitution, which
provides that railroads heretofore con.
structed or that may hereafter be con-
structed in this State are hereby declared
public highways and shall be free to ali
persong for the transportation OF their
persons and property thereon, under such
regulations as shall be prescribed by law.
and the Legislature shall from time to
time pass laws applicable to all railroad
corporations In the State establishing rea-
sonable maximum rates Of charges for the
transportation OF passengers and freiphts
and providing for the correction OF abuses:
the prevention Of unjust determinations
between through and local or way freights
and passenger tariffs and for the protec-
ton Of the just rights Of the public, and
shall enforce ouch laws by adequate PEN
alties, and provide for securing such relief
to the people Of this State as may be had
from the act recently passed by Congress
entitled an act to regulate commerce"
Fifth-To prohibit railroad companies
from carrying and conveying public ofli-
GERS over their roads free OF charge, or for
less charge than the usual rate for other
persons, and to abolish absolutely the free
pass system. li" 7oEsD 80
sixth-To prohibit railroad companies
from carrying Or conveying delegates to
political conventions over their roads free
Of charge, or at a less charge than is made
tor all other such delegates to such con-
ventions. and to define what shall conati-
tute'a political convention. ~
seyeuth-To prohibit the use OF money
and all other improper, fraudulent and cor
rupt means to secure nominations by
political parties, Or election to q public
Office.
Eighth-To provide for the acceptance
and confirmation Of the reports of the
joint boundary commission on the bound
ary lines between West Virginia and
Pennsylvania.
Ninth-ro provide for establishing the
boundary line between West Virginia and
Maryland. isS +! ~ s.s;I. ~. n i.
eTenth-To provide for establishing tie
boundary line between Weat Virginia and
Virginia. @,,f. S155ajl N
E!eventh-For the Senate to act upon
executive nomination for oflices.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused to'be affixed the
great seal OF the State, at Charleston
this 9th day OF March, in the year of our
Lord ono thousand eight hundred and
eighty seyen and Of the State the twenty
fourth. E, W, WILSON.
BY the Governor:
HENRY. s. WALKER, - 5i
Secretary Of State.